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Review: Disney Quest 17 years later

It’s a move that some Disney-goers were not too surprised to hear: Disney’s indoor, interactive theme park DisneyQuest would be closed in 2016.

Featuring 5 floors of classic arcade games, virtual reality experiences of yesteryear and some exclusive “rides,” DisneyQuest …

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Dozens killed in Myanmar following landslide in mine

Roughly 100 people have died after a massive landslide in a jade mining area, while many more people remain missing.

The incident is being called one of the deadliest events in the country’s history.

Many of those killed have yet …

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Cold weather is headed to Florida during El Nino year

Florida has broken multiple heat records across the state between the months of October and November. Many days in Central Florida have seen the upper 80s and low 90s; but that could be about to end as meteorologists predict some …

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Venomous cobra caught after 24 hours on the lam in Florida

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officials spent hours scouring through brush in Buckingham, Florida, after a driver found the 5-foot long creature slithering along a main road.

If you’re familiar with the area, the man spotted the snake on …

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295 bears killed in two-day long Florida bear hunt

Originally set to last one week, Florida’s first bear hunt in 21 years is over after just two days.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) first approved an October hunt in an attempt to stabilize expanding bear populations.…

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Florida man devours 25 crab claws in under 15 minutes

Chalk it up to a big appetite and a passion for seafood? I guess a little bit of technical ability came into play here, because I’m not sure any normal human being could consume 25 stone crab claws in 14 …

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Federal investigation after Jacksonville cargo ship disappears

As of this posting, the El Faro container ship has been missing for six days; it vanished from radar near the Bahamas.

Federal safety investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are in Florida to investigate the effects of …

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Oregon school shooting renews debate on concealed carry in Florida colleges

There has long been a legislative push to force state colleges to allow concealed weapons on Florida campuses, but the most recent shooting at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon has brought the issue back to the forefront.

A new …

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Florida could need billions to maintain clean drinking water

The old joke that Orlando’s tap water is some of the worst tasting could hold some actual merit.

A new study by the Environmental Protection Agency finds that, over the next 20 years, the state of Florida could require an …

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10-year-old boy rescues children from submerged school bus

A young boy is getting the hero treatment after he jumped to action in helping rescue some of his classmates.

The Tampa Tribune reported Nicholas Sierra, A fifth grader from Mary E. Bryant Elementary School in Tampa, Florida,  rescued three …

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